# Murta Village, Sitapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sitapur, Surguja 

# Murta

Murta is a village in Sitapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497111**. The 2011 Census counted **518 people in 123 households**, the 46th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%.

- 518people (2011)
- 123households
- 69.4%literacy
- 497111PIN code

## Murta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murta is 497111.** Murta falls in Sitapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497111
- Gram panchayatKhadadorna
- Community development blockSitapur
- Census village code433466

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Murta from nearby towns?

- Sitapur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)62 km by road
- Sitapur (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Murta?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Murta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhusu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sitapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Murta known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and pigeon pea**. About 66% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Murta

Of every 100 households in Murta in 2011, 60 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murta · ■ Sitapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**40%

Television ****10%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Murta?

■ Murta · ■ Sitapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**60.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**982

Working population ****52.3%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 56.9% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 111 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 16 (6%) · **■** Marginal 138 (51%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sitapur

- Hardisand788 people
- Sureshpur726 people
- Benai686 people
- Harra Tikra686 people
- Langda Sand513 people
- Kathbudha512 people
- Parsa433 people
- Jamjhariya430 people

[All 51 villages in Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murta?497111
- How far is Murta from Ambikapur?62 km by road
- What is the population of Murta?518 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murta in?Surguja district (Sitapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Murta?69.4% (Census 2011)